model 7 youth syn.

fisrtcoueswas80inches · Oct 18, 2005

my dad and i are looking at one of these in 7mm-08 for my little brother. my brother is not like my dad and i ( hes 6'5 330 and im 6'3 275) my brother weighs about 90 pounds (maybe) and is 9 years old, i am wondering what your thoughts on this rifle for him are?
casey

wallhanger · Oct 18, 2005

Casey,

Buy it!!! I bought one for my son last Christmas (he's 9 and 4'3" and 60 pounds) in .243, synthetic/blue. It's a sweet little gun. It's light, and the simms R3 recoil pad makes it a real pup to shoot. We went out to the range the other day to sight it in, and it put three shots you could touch with a quarter right out of the box. And the trigger pull is HEAVY. Anyway, the action is smooth, the gun is light, and I really like the fact that you can eject a shell with the safety on. In fact, that wouldn't be a bad feature for non youth models either. If you get one, he'll like it? though I don't know a lot about the 7mm-08.

Good luck,

WH

RLH · Oct 18, 2005

a guy i know has one in 7/08. he shot at a deer with it and went to see if he hit it. when he bent over to look for blood, both bullets hit him in the butt. but luckily it was a 7/08 and they just bounced off. made a good sized bruise tho.

opportunist · Oct 18, 2005

A 7/08 packs a hell of lot more THUMP than a .243

RLH · Oct 19, 2005

c'mon, this is the shootin' forum. sposeta post jokes on the campfire. get serious.

fisrtcoueswas80inches · Oct 20, 2005

RLH i knew i could count on you to shine some dark light on the 7mm/08. check your inbox
Casey

D13er · Oct 20, 2005

330 and 275?? Christ, what do you guys eat???? And I take back any rude comments I might have ever made.

JB

"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote."
--Benjamin Franklin 1759

fisrtcoueswas80inches · Oct 20, 2005

and i have 17 inch biceps.... bench press over 350..... squat 450
Casey

D13er · Oct 20, 2005

I couldn't roll your dad and you can benchpres him.......no wonder your poor little brother only weighs 90 lbs, ain't much left when you two move away from the trough.

JB

"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote."
--Benjamin Franklin 1759

fisrtcoueswas80inches · Oct 20, 2005

lol he eats. he just burns all his stuff. yeah i think i got all the "size" jeans. i think he is more atheletic than i was but i was still a damn good football/bseball player. my dad was a good baseball player in hs ( he was around 200 lbs then)

Casey